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Household of Thomas McWaters (born 1840, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas McWaters and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McWaters, born in 1840 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen McWaters, born in 1843 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas McWaters's household

Male

Thomas

McWaters

Head
Female

Helen

McWaters

Wife
Male

Thomas

McWaters

Son
Female

Helen

McWaters

Daughter
Male

John

McWaters

Son
Female

Jane

McWaters

Daughter
Male

David

McWaters

Son
Male

James

McWaters

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McWaters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McWaters

Head

Married

41

1840

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

McWaters

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

McWaters

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McWaters

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McWaters

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McWaters

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McWaters

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McWaters

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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